MARIA MOISÉS E A NOVELA ÉPICA CAMILIANA

Abstract

IN THIS ARTICLE, WE PROPOSE THAT CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO IN HIS “NOVELLA OF THE MINHO”, MARIA MOISÉS, MUCH MORE THAN TO ARTICULATE ROMANTIC AND REALISTIC STRATEGIES, HE SUCCESSFULLY PROPOSED A MIXTURE OF GENRES AND DISCOURSES BASED ON THE OLD EPIC. FROM THAT MIXTURE, CAMILO ACCOUNTED FOR THE CONFLICTS OF HIS TIME, AND AT THE SAME TIME, HE MARKED A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION IN RELATION TO THE REALISTIC SCHOOL, BY PUTTING THE MYTHICAL STRUCTURE AT SERVICE OF HIS UTOPIAN VISION.